{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-042","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Virginia (Prince William County, Manassas, Manassas Park; commuter service to Washington, D.C., the Pentagon and Navy Yard)","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide","authority":"PRTC fare and facility authority under § 33.2-1915","instrument":"OmniRide notice, Mar. 18, 2020, \u0027IMPORTANT OmniRide Fare Changes During COVID-19\u0027: Local and Metro Express services fare free; no cash fares or cash SmarTrip reloads on Express buses; Transit Center main lobby and exterior restrooms closed until further notice","title":"IMPORTANT OmniRide Fare Changes During COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-03-18","effective":"2020-03-18 (until further notice)","end":"Fare-free local service still in effect Apr. 20, 2020 (Ex. 043, 056); end not documented in this cluster","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"2020-04-20","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["OmniRide Local, Metro Express and Express riders","Transit Center visitors"],"clause":"Until further notice, OmniRide has implemented several changes to help protect the public and OmniRide employees from the COVID-19 pandemic while still providing vital mobility services in our community. OmniRide\u0027s Local and Metro Express services will operate fare free.... OmniRide will no longer accept cash fares or cash reloading of SmarTrip cards on board Express buses.... Finally, until further notice, the OmniRide Transit Center main lobby will be closed.... The exterior restrooms at the Transit Center also will be closed.","enforcement":"Operator fare and facility rules","functions":["WF commuting workforce (Northern Virginia to D.C. commuter buses; fare rules changed)","CB customer access (lobby closed)"],"notes":"Authority operating rule of a regional commission in the Washington commuter shed; the fare-free and no-cash rules are binding fare rules.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":155288,"grade":"primary","character":"binding","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-042","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-042","citation":"Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide, OmniRide notice, Mar. 18, 2020, \u0027IMPORTANT OmniRide Fare Changes During COVID-19\u0027: Local and Metro Express services fare free; no cash fares or cash SmarTrip reloads on Express buses; Transit Center main lobby and exterior restrooms closed until further notice (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-042)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-044"]}